Turkmenistan: Freedom Now Petitions UN on Behalf of Lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev
Washington, D.C. – On October 12, 2021, Freedom Now and the international law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Turkmen lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev. The petition argues that Turkmenistan’s...Program Officer
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Kazakhstan on the Human Rights Council: An Opportunity to Fulfill Neglected Promises
Kazakhstan is running for a seat on the Human Rights Council, the United Nation’s premier human rights institution. Its candidacy is a welcome sign that the country values the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the prestige that membership in the Council confers. The...